Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-08-05
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5,
GRAPHICS.

Tinsman for Photographs.
Try Focht Bros, for fine candies.
The most refreshing of all
drinks during the hot weather is
"Moxie." Try it at Fout & Beams.
Copie Williams, daughter of
George Williams, has been dam
eerously i'll for several days but is
now improving.
The ladies of the W. C. 7. U.
will give an ice cream social in
the Park Tuesday evening August
9th. Everybody invited.
The Sheriff of Knox county and
the editor of the Independent
had a little scrimmage Thursday of
last week, and as usual the editor
came out on top.
The Foundry is now running its
full capacity and another moulder
is badly needed. We are glad to
not. this evidence of prosperity,
and trust it will continue.
The potato crop promises to be
rather short this season, and if
farmers can keep the early crop it
would be much better than selling
at present prices.
The business of the Wabash at
this place now amounts to $4,000
per month. The cash remittance
Friday was three hundred dol
lars.
Mr.. Charles Fowler has leased
the Willard building on the west
4 side and will at once open up
Wholesale and retail millinery and
notion store.
A number OF hires occurred the
early part of this week, along the
railroad, considerable damage
was done to railroad fence, and
Mr.. 7. Tickle, living near Troy
Mills had considerable hay burned.
l There will be Sabbath School
picnic at Hibbard's grove, south
eastof town Saturday August 18th.
Troy Mills, Radical Ridge, and
Lone Star schools will participate.
All are cordially invited.
i The only thing that happened
TO mar the pleasure of the picnic
last Thursday was the getting lost
Of two of the couples, which pre-
vented their arrival at the picnic
grounds till long after dinner was
over, when they should have been
there by 9 o'clock.
AMANDA TICKLE, one of the trio,
who Was arrested last week for
disturbing the peace at picnic,
plead guilty to the charge and her
fine and costs amounted to eleven
dollars. The charges against the
the other two were dismissed.
4 Word was brought to this town
yesterday that Frank P. Hall for.
nerly of Edna, but now of Kans.
as City, was drowned in what is
tnown as the bay, at Quincy, Ills.
while bathing Wednesday after.
boon.
"A Mr.. J. w. Tinsman has re ceived
spatent on a Photographic acces
sory. 1t is something entirly new
and will be on exhibition at tn,
National Photographers Associa
hon which meets in Chicago, Aug
9TH. Sweet, Wallach & Co., o
chicago, have the sole agency TO
4 he United States.
The report that George Parcell
formerly of this place had killet
his brother-in-law, near Jackson
nile, is untrue. They had diff
Guilty about some harvest hand
md George handled him prett
Roughly, but we learn that tn
Young man is in no danger @
death.
Work on the new school build
ing is progressing rapidly. Wor
On the foundation for the Sout
ward building was begun Tuesda
morning. The foundation for tn
North ward building was finishe
Yesterday and Monday the Mason
VII begin laying brick.
4essrs A. +. and G.. A. Grassl
o. Memphis have purchased 10,
u this place and will at once b.
sm the erection of a building IL
We Manufacture of wagons. Thes
We energetic young men, under
Aad their business and ask 4
@ns from the town, as they Col
aaef that Kirksville's advantage
Nc sufficient without We we
%ne them heartily, and kno
sst our people will give thel
very encouragement.